Cable or chain jack



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Patented May 9, 1950- ABIEQR CHAIN JACK .lFredriek ail'cifina. Danville, llllcu-assisnor t flail n -mis G ammar. Ii nvii lil l accrueration ApplicationApril -R, 1946, Serial-No; 661 ,735-

(Cl.,.2. .4---.-. f 6) This invention relates to a structure-embody.- ing a flexible, substantially non-extensible line means, areversely .-rotatable member operatively associatedtherewith,.laniactuating handle, apawl andratchet, and clutch means.

ThechiefI-object -of this invention is to simplify structures oftthe aforesaid general type and embody same :in aljackstructure having suitable standard means, and .a load engaging line .means carried member such as azhockadaptedformotor vehicle bumper or. spring engagement.

The chief feature :of the-.present :inventionresides in the aforesaid1standard and member in combination with .a selective clutch, a .reversely rotatable ratchet, ihandle carried, a reversible pawl means, .a second .clut'ch, an unidirectional free ratchet and alooking pawl.

Other objects \and'features of' the invention will be set forth more fullyihereinafter.

While :hereinbefore the .jack :has .been mentiond as applied to a vehicle spring, bumper,- and the like it :is to be understood that such. jack may be appliedto otherobjectsr-whenever desired or required.

The full natureof; the invention ,will .be understcod from the accompanying drawings and the following description .andaclaims.

In the-drawings, Fig. .a side elevational view of .a winding drum and: cable type embodi ment .of-.the invention, parts :being shown in .the load rholding position.

Fig; 2 :is an .end view thereof looking .:toward the operatingrhandlelside.

:Fig. ;3 215 a central sectional-view taken. on .line

a3i- .-..3. of Fig. 51 andiimthe. direction of theiarrows.

ilig. 4, is -a .viewsimilarto Fig.'.1. and..-of a sprocket-gear and: sprocket chain embodiment .of the invention.

Fig.45 is an Qndyiewthereof taken-from the side opposite that; shown -,ina,Eig. 2.

fig." 6 .is a:.pla n .viewofzthe load holding .gear type ratchet, the associated washer and shaftand spline connection accommodation :taken 1 on line lie-*6 .of :Fig. 3.

In Fig. :1 of i the drawings, ilfl indicates a :base plate. with ,collar formation 11, provided with socket [2 to seat, support and sustain tubular member .13 .of the desired length. This :preferablyis .rigid with the base.

Telescopically seated in :member 13 is the standard vforming tube Mrof ithe==desired :length necessary to position: thehousing li-zat the maxi.- mum elevation required. Tube l4 may constitute a piece of ordinary. gas-snipe.

providing portion .l.=5- that atelescopes upon the upper endlof'pipe-M .and-bears on the upper-end. thereof. The housingyis of open rectangular type, seeFig. 2; ribbed. as at H and t3, see':Fig.13, and provided with a boss I9. In alignment, in theopposite sides iii and 2.1 of. said housing, are the enlargled bearing portions. 22 .and123; respectively, apertured at 24 and 25, respectively, forv shaft mounting purposes;

A shaft :2-6.'.hasaareducedlend 2,1, rotatably supported in bearing opening Ziandits enlarged or :head end 281s :rotatablygsupported .in-theconiparatively larger bearing aligned. opening 24. A-iportion' of'the shaft,.adj.acent portion -21, see Fig. 3, .is:provided:withia'leftihand thread 29 and the shaft includes .elongatedkeyways .30 or the like.

Rotatable upon-the shaft :26 and .adjacentibearing. portion .22 :is .the' relatively stationary ratchet 3i, havingv teeth-32, and a finisheduface portioni33l A windingdrumifl, having a cable mounting periphery 35,:includesside plate portions 36; which are keyed to; the shaft'by keys 31; keyways38, .andethe .keyways 38 aforesaid.

Gear .3! and washerxSS-are.each notched to pass aligned keysrS! when said-notches are reg,- isteredwith each other and notches 38 of the member '34 and :shaft326 is passed into these sev eral members: for.:initial. assembly. 'For disas. sembly the same registration :is necessary. 0th.- erwise such registration is unnecessary.

Plate 36 of 'saiddrum closest to ratchet wheel 31 is faced as at39, andlbetween the two is interposed a friction disc .49. This in effect is a friction clutch. The .bOSS .lll'inthe housing is notched as at Al and 1is1also transversely bored as at .42 to itake-a boltxor. pin 43, upon which is:..pivoted-pawl..4,4, see-Fig. 1, .for engagement -withzteethg32 of ratchet Bil. A spring 45 suitably constrainsthis pawl 44 to tooth engagement. Thus the ratchet 3i can freely rotate clockwise, see .Eig. 1, but -not counterclockwise.

Referring .to Fig. '3; .it will be noted'that the opposite "facettlfi of'the other plate .36 on drum 3 is adjacent asecond friction-disc "41. These discs file-4? .may-fibe --of fibre, brake: lining material, I or thelike. :Bothdiscs are rotatablymounted on the shaft and for economy of manufacture may be identical.

Also, shown in Fig; 3--in greatest detail is the lifting and reversible ratchetnlfi, having teeth 49 thereon, and ontherside adjacent disc 47 is the faced portion .59... Projectingfrom-the opposite side of this ratchet is the collar portion 5! that lThe.z;.-hq i$ing. 1.5 .-;i nc1udes ea :.;dependi-ng asocket .Jl has a cylindrical exterior :surface -52, concentric 3. with the shaft axis. The interior of the ratchet and collar is threaded as at 53 for threading and unthreading movement upon the threaded portion 29 of the shaft.

Rotatably mounted on the cylindrical surface 52 is the handle yoke portion 54, see Fig. 3. This yoke portion, see Figs. 1 and 2, lies at one side of the central plane of the handle. The yoke extends outwardly at 55, see Fig. 1, and in spaced and parallel relation thereto is portion 56. The outer end includes socket 51' arranged to take a pipe or handle 58, see Fig. 1. r

The portions 55 and 56 are transversely apertured at 59 and 60, see Fig. 2, and mount pivot pin 6|. Pivotally mounted thereon is the V- shaped dual pawl 62, see Fig. 1, having the opposed locking faces 63. is bored at 64, see Fig. 1, and therein is mounted a ball lock 65, constrained toward pawl engagement by spring 66, seated in the bore 64.

For load-raising, the V-pawl is positioned as shown in Fig. 1. For load lowering, the pawl is tilted counterclockwise on its pivot 6i, see Fig. 4, so that the other side of pawl 62 thereof engages the ratchet .8. Finger pressure on this pawl, sufficient to overcome the force of spring 66 is sufficient for the shift of this pawl 62 to the selected position.

As shown in Fig. 2, the drum 34 includes a radial aperture 61, and the adjacent plate includes a wedged shaped face 68. The cable 69 bears against this face and passes through the aperture 61 and the inner end is knotted or provided with suitable means (not shown) to anchor the cable to the drum. As the latter is rotated clockwise, see Fig. 1, the cable is wound up on the drum for load elevation, see Fig. 2. When it rotates counterclockwise, the cable 69 unwinds from the drum for load lowering. The transverse top portion connecting portions 20--2| of the housing insures single layer winding of the cable 69, see Fig. 2. The free end of the cable is passed through eye 70 of hook H, and the cable clamp 12 secures the free end to the cable adjacent the eye for anchoring the hook to the cable. This hook can be engaged with the bumper, bumper bracket, or a relatively exposed portion of the spring, as at the shackle or the frame connection thereto for elevation of the vehicle or the like.

Load elevating operation With the parts in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, the hook is applied to the load and handle 58 elevated. Pawl 52 ratchets upon ratchet 48, and the load is sustained by pawl 44 in ratchet 32 of ratchet wheel 3| Then after the load has been elevated sufficiently V-pawl 62 is reversed. In this reverse movement, pawl 62 rotates the ratchet 48 counterclockwise. Ratchet 3| remains stationary.

When, however, the load is on the chain or cable the pawl 44 prevents retrograde movement of ratchet 3!. The initial rotation of ratchet 48 threads chain or cable on the drum 34 so that after the required amount of rotation of ratchet 48 is effected, ratchet 48, disc 41, the drum 34, disc 40, and ratchet 3| are unitized and rotate clockwise as a unit for cable winding and load elevation by pumping on the handle. Pawl 44, when the load has been sufficiently elevated, serves as the load holding element.

Load lowering operation With the load on the cable and parts stabilized The socket portion 51 v and held by pawl 44, the handle 58 is elevated and pawl 62 tilted on pivot 6| so that the upper tooth is now engaged with ratchet 48. Pumping of the handle first serves to unthread, as it were, ratchet 48 upon the shaft and releases pressure on fibre discs and 41 allowing drum 34 to unwrap cable thereby lowering load as desired. This releases the clutch sufficiently to free "ratchet 3! from the shaft to permit reverse rotation of the drum. Ratchet 3| is now held stationary by pawl 44. The load is lowered by pumping on the handle as before. During the non-working portion of the load lowering handle movement, the load is held by pawl 44 as before. During the working portion of that movement, the load is carried by and lowered with v the handle.

It will be noted, see Fig. 3, that the drum is keyed to the shaft 26, but said drum moves along with the shaft in the clutching and declutching operations.

It will, also, be noted that assembly of the parts is comparatively easy and as follows: The shaft end 21 is first passed through opening 24, then through ratchet 3|, disc 40, and then drum 34, the keyways being matched and keys applied. Then disc 41 and ratchet 48 with yoke thereon is threaded upon shaft portion 29 until portion 2! is fully nested in bearing 25. No additional lock is required for the ratchet 48 serves as a nut to prevent axial escape of the shaft from its bearings. Thereafter pawl 44, spring 45, and bolt 43 may be applied.

In Figs. 4 and 5, there is illustrated a sprocket and sprocket chain embodiment of the invention. In this form, the flexible, substantially non-extensible chain is not wound up and unwound as in the preceding form but passes through the housing in reverse directions.

In Figs. 4 and 5, numerals of the one hundred series designated parts similar or identical to parts illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 and designated by numerals of the primary series.

Herein the open rectangular body includes a depending projection H6 apertured at [16a for selective connection of the chain 69. Said projection herein is telescoped into the standard I M. The two ratchets, two clutch discs, the shaft, and the handle herein are identical to those illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3. The drum therein, however, is in Figs. 4 and 5 replaced by a sprocket I34 provided with two side clutch plates I36, and same preferably are integral but can be separate pieces subsequently connected together. This unit as before is keyed to the shaft against relative rotation therebetween, while permitting relative axial movement when required for the purposes previously set forth.

The simplicity of construction, ease of assembly and positiveness of operation inherent in the first form are likewise retained in the second form.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in great detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considtered as illustrative and not restrictive in charac- The several modifications described herein, as well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, all are considered to be within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. Structure including in combination an open rectangular housing, a shaft rotatably supported at opposite ends thereby and insertable from but one end, a one-way rotatable means carried by the shaft, the shaft and means being relatively rotatable in opposite directions, an elongated flexible, substantially inextensible line means, a rotatable member, non-rotatable relative to the shaft, but axially slidable relative to the housing and operatively engaged with the line means for movement thereof in either direction, the rotatable member and one-way rotatable means having coaxial clutching association therebetween, a ratchet concentric with the shaft, a thread connection therebetween, a pivotally mounted oscillatable handle, the pivot axis thereof being coincident with the shaft axis, and dual purpose pawl means carried by the handle and normally constrained to ratchet engagement, the ratchet and rotatable member having coaxial clutching association therebetween, the ratchet serving as a shaft retaining nut.

2. Structure including in combination an open rectangular housing, the width thereof at opposite ends being sufficient for providing aligned shaft bearings therein, a shaft disposed across the housing and solely supported at the ends by the housing bearings, mechanism disposed upon and carried by said shaft and limited in axial movement thereon by said housing, said mechanism including a relatively stationary ratchet, a relatively flexible means supporting member, a friction member therebetween, a second friction member at the other end of said supporting means, a second ratchet having operative association with the second friction member and threaded association with said shaft for limited axial movement toward and away from said supporting means, a power applying pawl associated with the second ratchet, and a handle rotatable relative to the shaft and mounting said pawl, and a second pawl mounted upon the housing and adapted for first ratchet engagement.

3. Structure as defined by claim 2 wherein the handle is rotatably mounted upon an extension of the second ratchet, and the first pawl is arranged for reversible association therewith, and means normally constraining the reversible pawl to ratchet engagement in either reversed position.

FREDRICK W. COFFING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 969,146 Soule Aug. 30, 1910 1,437,681 Rathbun et al Dec. 5, 1922 1,437,987 Miller Dec. 5, 1922 1,680,515 Gormley Aug. 14, 1928 1,913,508 Phillips June 13, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 79,782 Austria July 15, 1919 

